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Women's Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

France are too strong for Irish

Ireland .............. 3 France..............53 France shrugged off the blow of an early red card to notch nine tries in a thumping...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Wales weather late storm to see off Scotland

By JAMES SKELDON Scotland ...........22pts Tries: Skeldon 33, Grant 48, Rollie 65 Conversions: Nelson 34, 49 Penalty: Nelson 38 Wales................ 34pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Packer takes charge as new-look team emerge

ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER Emotional: Sarah Hunter, middle, and Marlie Packer before last week’s match against Scotland PICTURES: Getty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Gloucester hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas

Hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas is a devastating force in defence but wants to improve on his attacking contributions for both club and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

South Africa claim the celebratory sevens title

By NICK POWELL Proud: Kirkham coach Jonny Roddam RUGBY School held another event to mark 200 years since the birth of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Five-star Black & Ambers eye silverware

By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd................ 7 Newport...................34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

By ROB COLE Llanelli................ 7 Merthyr.............50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 3 years ago

Scotland With A Job On Their Hands To See Hogg Off On A High

Few saw Stuart Hogg’s retirement announcement coming, as the Scotland full-back confirmed he will be retiring after the 2023 World Cup...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Hogg, 30, announces shock retirement

Stuart Hogg has stunned the rugby world by announcing his intention to retire after this year’s Rugby World Cup. Hogg made...

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

England look far too set in their ways

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Attacking rugby is an art. It’s the ultimate match within a match, and there’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Now Watson is thinking about move to France

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Anthony Watson is mulling over joining the exodus of England players playing in France next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Time to stop the rot that is dragging WRU down

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Shakespeare been around to rewrite Hamlet as a footballing fiasco, a tiny...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

All over for Evans after 111 lineouts

PETER JACKSON The Beatles’ first album and Ron Evans’ landing on the international stage happened as near simultaneously in 1963 as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

All eyes turn to the World Cup

Paul Rees sees the championship go to form with Ireland and France leading the way The Six Nations was for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Gleeson glee as Irish hold off England fightback

By BEN JAYCOCK Champions: Ireland U20s celebrate the Slam IRELAND’S U20s withstood a late comeback from England in Cork last Sunday...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Gloucester recruit giant Cardiff centre Llewellyn

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have signed Cardiff centre Max Llewellyn. The 6ft 5in, 16st 5lbs 24-year-old qualifies to play for both Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Former All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Hansen: Weight of expectation could be Ireland’s toughest Rugby World Cup opponent

With unbeaten Six Nations and Autumn Nations campaigns and a series victory in New Zealand under their belts inside the last...

By Nick Powell

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Better, yes, but there’s still a long way to go…

PAUL REES A red letter day for Ireland who achieved a first Grand Slam victory in Dublin after a red card...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 years ago

Money problems hit England and Wales

WITNESSING the gulf in abilities between England and France had me thinking of the issues going on in the WRU and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Au revoir! French requiem for old warrior

By PETER JACKSON France……………………………41pts Tries: Penaud 10, 77; Danty 34, Atonio 44, Fickou 49 Conversions: Ramos 12, 35, 45, 50, 78...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Standing tall as we finish on a high

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND What a brilliant start by Wales at Stade de France and what an encouraging performance...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Chiefs lead chase for lock star Williams

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rising star: Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is wanted in Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images Follow me...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Women’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, England: Red Roses are still the team to beat

Once again, we enter a Women’s Six Nations with the same question on everyone’s mind. Can anybody topple the unrelenting England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Women’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, Wales: Jones confident Welsh can start to close the gap

Wales captain Hannah Jones believes her side can close the gap to England and France. Since the introduction of professional contracts,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Women’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, Italy: New faces are exciting for Turani

By Cameron Stephens It is the beginning of a new Italian era as Le Azzure must navigate the tournament without some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Cracknell fears for his old friends

By PAUL REES Olly Cracknell fears for the future of former team-mates at the Ospreys as the contract uncertainty in Wales,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Andy Booth: ‘I’ve got every cap bar the senior one’

The former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University and Wales B scrum-half talks about his life in the game I played back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

McKinney will donate his brain to science

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stewart McKinney’s name will forever be enshrined in the Lions pantheon alongside the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Bridgend on top in mud battle

Welsh Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend ............8 Carmarthen Q ...7 The weather was almost the outright winner at the Brewery Field...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Did RFU give job to Borthwick too soon?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME After watching a record defeat at home against a side that had...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

England’s historic humbling

By GARY FITZGERALD at Twickenham Ellis Genge attempted desperately to rally England‘s battered, bowed and bewildered troops after being taught a...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Magnificent France run riot to destroy dreadful England

By NICK CAIN at Twickenham England .............................. 10pts Tries: Steward 48 Conversions: Smith 49 Penalties: Smith 34 France................................ 53pts Tries: Ramos...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

There’s no quick fix for England’s woes

PAUL REES England picked a team to pull France from one side of the field to the other and so tire...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

At last! Webb steps up to give Wales something to celebrate

By PETER JACKSON Italy..................................... 17pts Tries: Negri 42, Brex 67 Conversions: Allan 43, 67 Penalties: Allan 15 Wales................................. 29pts Tries: Dyer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Great shout, Warren! Rhys justifies his recall

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Buzzing: Rhys Webb celebrates Taulupe Faletau’s try Right: Rio Dyer PICTURES: Getty Images LET’S hope...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Ford backing Hogg to race past his record

By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v Ireland Today. Kick-off 3pm, Murrayfield Scotland's most capped men’s player Ross Ford has backed Stuart...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

This is the best Scottish team I have faced – Sexton

By PAUL REES Johnny Sexton’s travelling in the Six Nations started in Paris 13 years ago and it is set to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Saracen Peel set to sign for Borthwick

ON THE BLINDSIDE Steve Borthwick is closing in on securing Ian Peel’s services as England’s scrum coach when Richard Cockerill departs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Ospreys in talks to keep Williams

ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales fly-half Owen Williams is in advanced talks with the Ospreys about extending his stay at the URC...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Crowley deserves the credit for Azzurri surge

NICK CAIN It is a travesty that Italy were fighting to avoid retaining the Wooden Spoon against Wales, because this Azzurri...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Wales left frustrated by another near miss

By NICK POWELL Italy....................29pts Tries: Gesi 10, Penalty 25, Gallorini 44, Aminu 56, Artuso 64 Conversions: Sante 65 Wales.................25pts Tries: Hughes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Blue & Blacks keep ahead of pack

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff......................23 Bridgend.................. 18 CARDIFF hit back from their defeat at Llandovery to ensure they remain top of...

By The Rugby Paper Team